William L. Cleveland

Professor Emeritus

Areas of Study: MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND ASIA.

The History department was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of William Cleveland, Professor of Middle East History in late September 2006. At the invitation of Gretchen Cleveland, faculty, staff and students from across the university joined Bill's family and friends on November 10, 2006 in the Halpern Centre at Simon Fraser University for a celebration of his life. Further information about Bill can be found in Primary Source, the Newsletter of the Department of History, vol 5, July 2007.

Publications (Books)

A History of the Modern Middle East. (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994.)

"The Role of Islam as Political Ideology in the First World War," in Edward Ingram (ed.), National and International Politics in the Middle East (London: Frank Cass, 1986) pp. 84-101.